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Terms of Use wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Learn why people trust wikiHow How to Close All Open Tabs on Your Phone PDF download Download Article Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Stan Kats

Last Updated: March 10, 2025

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  • Closing All Tabs on Chrome or Firefox
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This article was reviewed by Stan Kats and by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Stan Kats is a Professional Technologist and the COO and Chief Technologist for The STG IT Consulting Group in West Hollywood, California. Stan provides comprehensive technology solutions to businesses through managed IT services, and for individuals through his consumer service business, Stan's Tech Garage. Stan holds a BA in International Relations from The University of Southern California. He began his career working in the Fortune 500 IT world. Stan founded his companies to offer an enterprise-level of expertise for small businesses and individuals. This article has been viewed 50,998 times.

Do you have too many tabs open on your phone? Whether you're using an Android or an iPhone, you can close all the tabs at once instead of manually swiping on each open tab to close it. This wikiHow article teaches you how to close all the open tabs on your phone.

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Closing All Tabs on Chrome or Firefox

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  1. Step 1 Open Chrome or Firefox in tab view. 1 Open Chrome or Firefox in tab view. To do this, launch Chrome or Firefox, then tap the tab icon. It's the numbered box in the upper right corner of the browser window if you're using an Android and in the bottom row if you're using an iPhone.
    • This works whether you have an Android or an iPhone with either Chrome or Firefox.
  2. Step 2 Tap ⋮ (Android) or Edit (iPhone). 2 Tap ⋮ (Android) or Edit (iPhone). You'll see this three-dot menu icon to the right of the tab icon or the Edit button in the bottom left corner of your screen. Advertisement
  3. Step 3 Tap Close all tabs. 3 Tap Close all tabs. You may be prompted to confirm your action before continuing.
    • If you don't see this option, you may not have the latest update for Chrome or Firefox or you didn't tap the tab icon to navigate to your open tabs.[1]
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Closing All Tabs on Safari

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  1. Step 1 Open the tab view in Safari. 1 Open the tab view in Safari. To do this, open Safari, then tap the tab view icon at the bottom of your screen (it looks like two overlapping squares).
    • Safari will only work on iPhones, not Androids.
  2. Step 2 Tap and hold Done. 2 Tap and hold Done. You'll see this in the bottom right corner of your screen.
    • A menu will slide up from the bottom and you can release Done.
  3. Step 3 Tap Close X Tabs. 3 Tap Close X Tabs. The X will change to show how many tabs you're closing, like 5 or 205.[2]
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  • Firefox also has a feature only available for Android that will close unused tabs automatically. To do this, open Firefox, tap the tab icon, and tap the three-dot menu icon. From that menu, tap Settings and choose a time period under "Close tabs".[3] Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1
  • For other web browsers, like Edge and Opera, go to the tabs window (for example, this is a tab icon in the top right corner of your web browser for Edge and in the middle of the menu bar for Opera). Tap the More or three-dot menu icon and select Close all tabs. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 1
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2391819?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&oco=0#zippy=%2Cclose-all-tabs
  2. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-tabs-in-safari-iph3028ebf68/ios
  3. ↑ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/auto-close-open-tabs-firefox-android

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Stan Kats Reviewed by: Stan Kats Professional Technologist This article was reviewed by Stan Kats and by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Stan Kats is a Professional Technologist and the COO and Chief Technologist for The STG IT Consulting Group in West Hollywood, California. Stan provides comprehensive technology solutions to businesses through managed IT services, and for individuals through his consumer service business, Stan's Tech Garage. Stan holds a BA in International Relations from The University of Southern California. He began his career working in the Fortune 500 IT world. Stan founded his companies to offer an enterprise-level of expertise for small businesses and individuals. This article has been viewed 50,998 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 5 Updated: March 10, 2025 Views: 50,998 Categories: Smartphones Article SummaryX

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